Health informatics
Real life stories - Data Clerical Officer
Name: Emily Shaw
Job title: Data Clerical Officer
Entry route: Completed advanced apprenticeship qualification whilst working in admin role at trust
Emily Shaw started working in the NHS when she was just 16, as a relief ward clerk at York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. She then applied for her current data clerical officer role, which she saw advertised on the NHS Jobs website. Emily was given the opportunity to complete an Advanced Apprenticeship Level 3 while working for the trust. She felt that this was a good qualification to add to her CV and really enjoyed completing the course.
Emily’s role is based in both the neck of femur ward, and the acute stroke unit at York Hospital. Her job involves inputting patients’ data onto their databases, including personal information, time of admission and time of their first CT scan or x-ray.
Emily has found studying for the apprenticeship qualification a really valuable experience and says: “I feel more confident and sure on where I want to be in the future. I would now like to go ahead with a short course on management at the Open University and then, if all goes well, start thinking about completing a degree in business or leadership and management. Hopefully, this will help me to work my way up the ladder within the NHS.”
